Word info

bloatware

Noun

Meaning

(computing, informal) Software that is packed with too many features and therefore slow or unwieldy; software that is inefficiently designed and occupies an excessive amount of memory or disk space.
Synonym: fatware

(computing) Unwanted pre-installed software, especially on a smartphone.
Synonym: crapware

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The Redmi Note 9 comes with the company’s own MIUI 12 skin on top and the UI does have some bloatware and ads. Source: Internet

And there’s no discernible reason for such terrible performance: The OS is nearly stock Android, there’s no bloatware, and the apps are mostly stock as well, save the camera. Source: Internet

DriveMode: It's bloatware, but smart bloatware, even if most folks won't use it and will probably hate it if they do. Source: Internet

For once there also doesn't seem to be too much bloatware, either. Source: Internet

How about bloatware? Source: Internet

If you meant that people – who read blogs like this one – care about bloatware, then you’re certainly correct. Source: Internet

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